KR101842619B1 - The cooling and heating apparatus using vacuum chamber - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a cooling and heating apparatus for food and beverages using a vacuum chamber. More specifically, the cooling and heating apparatus for food and beverages using a vacuum chamber is embedded with a fluid pipeline therein and is provided with a thermoelectric module at the outside of the vacuum chamber that vacuum sealed. When the vacuum chamber is cooled or heated by heat transferred from the thermoelectric module, heat radiation is realized in the vacuum chamber such that food and beverages passing through the fluid pipeline can be cooled or heated. To this end, the present invention comprises: a first fluid pipeline formed with an installation space therein and having fluid moving therein; a first vacuum chamber vacuum sealed; and the thermoelectric module provided at one side of the first vacuum chamber, thereby capable of quickly cooling or heating the fluid passing through the fluid pipeline.

Description

[0001] The present invention relates to a cooling and heating apparatus using a vacuum chamber,

The present invention relates to a food and beverage cold / hot supply apparatus using a vacuum chamber, and more particularly, to a food and beverage cold / hot supply apparatus using a vacuum chamber, The present invention relates to a food and beverage cold / hot supply apparatus using a vacuum chamber for cooling and heating foods and beverages passing through a fluid duct to be cooled and heated by being thermally irradiated inside a vacuum chamber when cooled or heated.

Generally, a gas or oil boiler is to instantaneously heat water supplied from a water supply source to raise the temperature to provide heating water or to heat through a heating pipe. The electric boiler is provided with a separate large-capacity storage tank for storing the water supplied from the water supply source and an electric heater for heating the water contained in the storage tank so as to supply the heated water to the heating water in the storage tank. The heating water is heated by operating the electric heater using the low electricity price in the middle of the night, and the heating water is supplied to the heating pipe and the water pipe by using the heat of the water heated in the night during the day, Can be solved. That is, the heat generated by using the low-cost electricity at night is stored in a large-capacity storage tank and used for supplying heating and heating water.

However, such gas or oil boilers and regenerative electric boilers can only provide heating and heating using heat. If cooling and cooling water are required, separate cooling and cooling water supply devices must be provided. There is a problem that space is required.

Meanwhile, in the conventional air conditioner, a duct is provided, an air intake port for introducing air from the outside is provided on one side of the duct, and a blowing fan is installed on the opposite side of the air intake port for forcibly introducing air from the air intake port do.

The other side of the duct is provided with an air discharge port for discharging air to the indoor side.

In the duct, a main constituent part of a cooling and heating device capable of cooling or heating the air introduced through the air suction is installed.

That is, the heater and the evaporator are installed inside the duct in a state of being isolated from each other. In particular, the evaporator is piped so as to circulate the refrigerant together with components of various other cooling devices such as a compressor, a condenser and the like.

The conventional heating and cooling apparatus thus provided is automatically controlled to measure the temperature of the room and the outside air by manual selection of the user or the operation of the temperature sensor to meet the preset temperature.

That is, when it is necessary to increase the room temperature, the heater is operated to heat the temperature of the inflow air. On the other hand, when the room temperature needs to be lowered, the compressor is operated to lower the temperature of the inflow air at the evaporator, .

However, in the above-mentioned conventional cooling / heating apparatus, the components such as the evaporator and the compressor constituting the cooling apparatus are very expensive, so that the cost of the entire apparatus is high and the volume becomes large due to each apparatus, There is a problem that the failure rate is increased.

Published Patent No. 10-2006-0030805 Patent No. 10-1285411 Registration Utility Model No. 20-0285311

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been conceived to solve the problems described above, and an object of the present invention is to provide a thermoelectric module, which has a fluid channel therein and is sealed by a vacuum, The present invention also provides a food and beverage cold / hot supply apparatus using a vacuum chamber in which heat and radiation are performed inside a vacuum chamber when cooled or heated so that food and beverage passing through a fluid channel is cooled or heated to supply cold and hot.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a vacuum chamber in which a heat is transferred from inside a vacuum chamber cooled or heated by a thermoelectric module to a fluid duct to radiate heat to a fluid passing through the fluid duct more quickly And to provide a food and beverage cold / hot supply device.

Still another object of the present invention is to provide a vacuum chamber which can be used for various purposes such as a cold mat, a floor cooling / heating, a cooling / heating air supply device, etc., by using a fluid that is cooled or heated through a fluid channel provided inside a vacuum chamber And to provide a food and beverage cold / hot supply device.

It is a further object of the present invention to provide a vacuum cleaner in which a thermoelectric module is positioned between a pair of vacuum chambers so that one side of the vacuum chamber is cooled and the other side of the vacuum chamber is heated to simultaneously supply cooled and heated fluids And to provide a food and beverage cold / hot supply apparatus using a vacuum chamber.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION [0006]

And a thermoelectric module provided on one side of the first vacuum chamber, wherein the first fluid chamber includes a first fluid conduit through which a fluid is moved to form an installation space therein, and is sealed by a vacuum.

In this case, the first vacuum chamber is provided with a heat dissipating means on the outer side thereof.

The thermoelectric module further includes a second vacuum chamber in which a second fluid channel is formed in which an installation space is formed and fluid is moved, and the vacuum chamber is sealed at the other side of the thermoelectric module.

The first and second fluid conduits are formed with an inlet through which the fluid flows and a discharge port through which the fluid is discharged, and a coil-shaped coil is formed between the inlet and the outlet.

The coil portion may include a first coil portion and a second coil portion extending from the first coil portion and surrounding an outer side of the first coil portion.

The coil part is spaced apart from the inner circumferential surface of the vacuum chamber by a predetermined distance.

In addition, the first and second vacuum chambers are provided with an installation hole through which the inlet and the outlet of the first and second fluid conduits are installed.

The first and second vacuum chambers are each provided with a heat insulating member on the outer circumferential surface.

The heat dissipating means may include a heat dissipation plate disposed outside the vacuum chamber, and a fan disposed outside the heat dissipation plate.

The power supply unit supplies power to the thermoelectric module and the heat dissipation unit, and a controller controls operation of the thermoelectric module and the heat dissipation unit.

Further, the controller controls the thermoelectric module to generate heat or absorb heat.

According to the present invention, when the vacuum chamber is cooled or heated by the heat transferred from the thermoelectric module, the thermoelectric module is provided on the outside of the vacuum chamber in which the fluid channel is built in and the vacuum chamber is sealed. So that cooling and heating can be performed by cooling or heating the food or beverage passing through the fluid channel.

In addition, the present invention has an effect that the heat transfer is performed by radiating from the inside of the vacuum chamber cooled or heated by the thermoelectric module to the fluid duct, whereby the fluid passing through the fluid duct can be cooled or heated more quickly.

In addition, the present invention is advantageous in that it can be used in various applications such as a cold mat, a floor heating / cooling, a cold / hot air supply device, etc., by using a fluid that is cooled or heated through a fluid channel provided inside a vacuum chamber.

The present invention has the effect of placing the thermoelectric module between a pair of vacuum chambers, cooling one side of the vacuum chamber, and heating the other side of the vacuum chamber, thereby simultaneously supplying the cooled fluid and the heated fluid.

1 is a perspective view illustrating a food and beverage cold / hot supply apparatus using a vacuum chamber according to the present invention;
2 is an exploded perspective view illustrating a food and beverage cold / hot supply apparatus using a vacuum chamber according to the present invention;
3 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a food and beverage cold / hot supply apparatus using a vacuum chamber according to the present invention.
FIG. 4 is a block diagram illustrating an operation of a food and beverage cold / hot supply apparatus using a vacuum chamber according to the present invention. FIG.
5 is a view showing another embodiment of a food and beverage cold / hot supply apparatus using a vacuum chamber according to the present invention.
Fig. 6 is an exploded perspective view of Fig. 5; Fig.
Fig. 7 is a sectional view of Fig. 5; Fig.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. The same reference numerals are used for the same constituent elements in the drawings and redundant explanations for the same constituent elements are omitted. It is to be understood that the present invention may be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view illustrating a food and beverage cold / hot supply apparatus using a vacuum chamber according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view illustrating a food and beverage cold / hot supply apparatus using a vacuum chamber according to the present invention, FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing the operation of the food and beverage cold / hot supply apparatus using the vacuum chamber according to the present invention, and FIG. 5 is a cross- FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view of FIG. 5, and FIG. 7 is a sectional view of FIG. 5.

The present invention provides a thermoelectric module including a thermoelectric module on the outside of a vacuum chamber in which a fluid conduit is built in and sealed by a vacuum. When the vacuum chamber is cooled or heated by heat transferred from the thermoelectric module, the thermoelectric module is thermally insulated from the inside of the vacuum chamber, The present invention relates to a food and beverage cold / hot supply apparatus 100 using a vacuum chamber for cooling and heating foods and beverages to supply cold and hot food. As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, And a thermoelectric module 130 provided on one side or both sides of the first vacuum chamber 120. The first and second vacuum chambers 120,

At this time, the first vacuum chamber 120 is formed with an installation space 122 therein, and the inside, that is, the installation space 122 is closed to be a vacuum state.

The first fluid conduit 110 is installed in the first vacuum chamber 120 and includes an inlet 112 through which the fluid flows and an outlet 114 through which the fluid is discharged. And a coil part 116 formed in a coil shape between the coil part 114.

The coil section 116 of the first fluid conduit 110 includes a first coil section 116a extending from the inlet 112 and a first coil section 116a extending from the first coil section 116a, And a second coil part 116b that extends to surround the outer side of the first fluid pipe 110 and is connected to the discharge port 114 to extend the length of the fluid passing therethrough, The cooling or heating efficiency can be increased.

The first vacuum chamber 120 is provided at one side thereof with an installation hole 124 through which the inlet 112 and the outlet 114 of the first fluid conduit 110 are installed and the inlet 112, 114 and the mounting hole 124, a sealing member 124a is provided so that the vacuum inside the first vacuum chamber 120 is maintained.

A separate hose, piping, etc. are connected to the inlet 112 and the outlet 114 of the first fluid conduit 110 to supply and circulate food, air, or water.

The coil section 116 of the first fluid conduit 110 is spaced from the inner circumferential surface of the first vacuum chamber 120 by a predetermined distance.

In addition, the first fluid conduit 110 and the first vacuum chamber 120 are made of a material having a high thermal conductivity so that the thermal conduction can be rapidly performed.

Meanwhile, a thermoelectric module 130 is provided on the upper side of the first vacuum chamber 120 to cool or heat the first vacuum chamber 120.

The thermoelectric module 130 includes a thermoelectric element 132 and a mounting plate 134 having a mounting hole 134a through which the thermoelectric element 132 is mounted. And a heat conduction plate 136 provided on the installation hole 134b of the installation plate 134. [

Accordingly, power is applied to the thermoelectric element 132 by a power source 150 to be described later, and the application direction of the power source is changed by the controller 160, so that heat or heat is generated in the direction facing the first vacuum chamber 120 And the first vacuum chamber 120 is heated or cooled.

When the inside of the first vacuum chamber 120 is sealed with a vacuum so that the first vacuum chamber 120 is cooled or heated by the thermoelectric module 130, The heat is transferred to the first fluid conduit 110 more quickly than the first fluid conduit 110 because the first fluid conduit 110 is cooled or heated by the radiant heat, The fluid passing through the one fluid channel 110 is cooled or heated.

At this time, a heat insulating member 126 is provided on the outer circumferential surface of the first vacuum chamber 120 so that the heat of the first vacuum chamber 120 cooled or heated by the thermoelectric module 130 is not lost to the outside.

A heat dissipating means 140 is provided outside the first vacuum chamber 120 to dissipate heat by the heat dissipating means 140 when the thermoelectric element 132 of the thermoelectric module 130 absorbs heat or generates heat, So that the vacuum chamber 120 can dissipate heat more quickly so that the cooling or heating of the fluid passing through the first fluid conduit 110 can be performed quickly.

1 to 3, the heat dissipating means 140 includes the heat dissipating plate 142 and the fan 144. The heat dissipating means 140 may be formed only by the fan 144, Various means may be provided.

A power supply unit 150 for supplying power to the thermoelectric module 130 and the fan 144 of the heat dissipation unit 140 is provided and the power supply unit 150 for controlling the operation of the thermoelectric module 130 and the fan 144 The power supply unit 150 and the control unit 160 are well known in the art and will not be described in detail.

The control unit 160 converts the direction of the current supplied to the thermoelectric element 132 so that the thermoelectric element 132 absorbs heat or generates heat and when the thermoelectric element 132 absorbs heat or generates heat, 144 to operate more quickly so that cooling or heating of the fluid passing through the first fluid conduit 110 can be performed quickly and smoothly.

The operation of the food and beverage cold / hot supply apparatus 100 using the vacuum chamber according to the present invention will now be described.

First, power is supplied from the power supply unit 150 to the thermoelectric module 130, and an operation mode is selected so that the endothermic or exothermic heat is generated from the controller 160, and the current is supplied.

When the thermoelectric module 130 absorbs or generates heat by the controller 160, the transferred first vacuum chamber 120 receives heat from the thermoelectric module 130 to be cooled or heated.

At this time, the controller 160 operates the fan 144 to heat or cool the first vacuum chamber 120 from the other side of the thermoelectric module 130 during the endothermic or exothermic operation of the thermoelectric module 130 by the controller 160 So that heating can be performed more quickly.

Next, the first vacuum chamber 120 cooled or heated by the thermoelectric module 130 is vacuum-sealed so that heat radiation is performed inside the first vacuum chamber 120, so that the first fluid channel 110 And quickly cooled or heated.

Next, when the food or beverage is supplied through the inlet 112 of the first fluid conduit 110, the food or beverage moves along the coil portion 116 of the first fluid conduit 110 to be cooled or heated by heat conduction, And the heated food and beverage is discharged to the outside through the discharge port 114 so that the cold and hot supply is performed.

In this case, water or air may be supplied to the first fluid conduit 110, and the cold / hot water, the cooling air or the heated air cooled or heated by the first vacuum chamber 120 and the thermoelectric module 130 may be supplied to the cold / A floor heating / cooling device, a cold / hot water supply device, a cold / hot air supply device, and the like, and is used for various purposes.

5 to 7, according to another embodiment of the food and beverage cold / hot supply apparatus using the vacuum chamber according to the present invention, the food / beverage cold / hot supply apparatus 100 'using the vacuum / A thermoelectric module 130 is provided on one side of the first vacuum chamber 120 in which the first fluid conduit 110 is embedded and a second vacuum chamber 120 in which the second fluid conduit 210 is embedded on the other side of the thermoelectric module 130 And a chamber 220 is provided.

Here, the first fluid conduit 110 and the first vacuum chamber 120 have the same configurations as those described above, and a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

The second fluid conduit 210 and the second vacuum chamber 220 are formed in the same manner as the first fluid conduit 110 and the first vacuum chamber 120.

That is, the second fluid conduit 210 includes an inlet 212 through which the fluid flows, an outlet 214 through which the fluid is discharged, and a coil portion 216 formed between the inlet 212 and the outlet 214.

The coil section 216 of the second fluid conduit 210 includes a third coil section 216a extending from the inlet 212 and a third coil section 216a extending from the third coil section 216a, And a fourth coil portion 216b extending to surround the outer side of the second fluid conduit 210 and connected to the discharge port 214 to extend the length of the fluid passing through the second fluid conduit 210, The cooling or heating efficiency can be increased.

An installation space 222 is formed in the second vacuum chamber 220 to enclose the second fluid conduit 210. The inside of the second vacuum chamber 220 is sealed to form a vacuum state do.

An inlet port 212 and an outlet port 214 of the second fluid channel 210 are formed at one side of the second vacuum chamber 220. An inlet port 212 and an outlet port A sealing member 224a is provided between the first vacuum chamber 214 and the mounting hole 224 so that the vacuum inside the second vacuum chamber 220 is maintained.

The coil section 216 of the second fluid conduit 210 is spaced from the inner circumferential surface of the second vacuum chamber 220 by a predetermined distance.

In addition, the second fluid conduit 210 and the second vacuum chamber 220 are made of a material having a high thermal conductivity so that the thermal conduction can be rapidly performed.

7, the thermoelectric module 130 includes a thermoelectric device 132 installed to be in close contact with the second vacuum chamber 220, a mounting hole 134a for mounting the thermoelectric device 132, And a heat conductive plate 136 covering the surface of the thermoelectric element 132 on which the heat is absorbed and installed in close contact with the first vacuum chamber 120.

The mounting plate 134 is formed with a seating groove 134b on which the thermally conductive plate 136 is seated and a thermoelectric device 132 and a thermally conductive plate 136 are mounted on the mounting plate 134, And the thermoelectric module 130 is installed between the second vacuum chambers 120 and 220.

The thermoelectric element 132 is connected to the power source unit 150 and the control unit 160 and is powered by the power source unit 150. The set temperature and the operation time are set by the controller 160, Unlike the above-described embodiment, the direction of the current applied to the thermoelectric element 132 is not changed.

Insulating members 126 and 226 are provided on the outer sides of the first and second vacuum chambers 120 and 220 so that the temperatures of the first and second vacuum chambers 120 and 220 heated or cooled can be maintained.

Mounting grooves (not shown) are formed on the surfaces of the first and second vacuum chambers 120 and 220 facing each other to fix the thermoelectric module 130 in a space formed by a mounting groove Cooling heat or heating heat generated in the thermoelectric module 130 is transferred to the first and second vacuum chambers 120 and 220 without being lost to the outside, thereby improving the thermal efficiency.

With the above configuration, when the thermoelectric module 130 is operated, one side of the thermoelectric element 132 is heated and the other side is thermally absorbed.

Therefore, the first vacuum chamber 120 provided at one side of the thermoelectric module 130 is heated, and the second vacuum chamber 220 provided at the other side is cooled.

Accordingly, the fluid passing through the first fluid conduit 110 built in the first vacuum chamber 120 is heated to discharge the heated air or hot water, and the second fluid contained in the second vacuum chamber 220 The fluid passing through the conduit 210 is cooled and the cooled air or cold water is discharged.

At this time, when the fluid is to be cooled through the second fluid conduit 210, the cold fluid or the cold air flows into the first fluid conduit 110 built in the first vacuum chamber 120, So that the cooling of the second vacuum chamber 220 can be performed more smoothly.

In addition, the first and second vacuum chambers 120 and 220 are sealed with a vacuum, and heat transfer is performed by the first and second fluid conduits 110 and 210 at a rapid heat transfer rate, When the first and second vacuum chambers 120 and 220 are heated or cooled by the module 130, the fluid passing through the first and second fluid conduits 110 and 210 is immediately heated or cooled.

Therefore, according to the food and beverage cold / hot supply devices 100 and 100 'using the above-described vacuum chamber, the thermoelectric module (100, 100') having the first fluid conduit 110 therein and the first vacuum chamber 120, 130 and the first vacuum chamber 120 is cooled or heated by heat transmitted from the thermoelectric module 130. The first and second vacuum chambers 120 and 130 are thermally insulated from each other, The heat transfer is performed by radiating the first fluid chamber 110 from the inside of the first vacuum chamber 120 cooled or heated by the thermoelectric module 130 to the first fluid channel 110 So that the cooling or heating of the fluid passing through the first fluid conduit 110 can be performed more quickly and the fluid passing through the first fluid conduit 110 provided inside the first vacuum chamber 120 can be cooled or heated Using the fluid, cold mats, floor cold The thermoelectric module 130 may be positioned between the pair of first and second vacuum chambers 120 and 220 so that the first vacuum chamber 120 and the first and second vacuum chambers 120 and 120 may be used. And the second vacuum chamber 220 is heated so as to be able to simultaneously supply the cooled fluid and the heated fluid.

While the present invention has been described in connection with certain exemplary embodiments, it is to be understood that the scope of the present invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments, It will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes in form and details may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims.

The present invention relates to a food and beverage cold / hot supply apparatus using a vacuum chamber, and more particularly, to a food and beverage cold / hot supply apparatus using a vacuum chamber, The present invention relates to a food and beverage cold / hot supply apparatus using a vacuum chamber for cooling and heating foods and beverages passing through a fluid duct to be cooled and heated by being thermally irradiated inside a vacuum chamber when cooled or heated.

100,100 ': Food and beverage cooler using vacuum chamber
110, 210: first and second fluid conduits 112, 212:
114 and 214: Outlets 116 and 216:
116a, 116b, 216a, 216b: first, second,
120, 220: first and second vacuum chambers
122, 222: installation space 124, 224:
124a, 224a: sealing member 126, 226:
130: thermoelectric module 132: thermoelectric device
134: mounting plate 140: heat dissipating means
142: heat sink 144: fan
150: power supply unit 160:

Claims (11)

A first vacuum chamber in which a first fluid conduit is formed in which an installation space is formed to allow fluid to move therein,
A second vacuum chamber in which a second fluid conduit is formed in which an installation space is formed and fluid moves,
A thermoelectric module provided between the first vacuum chamber and the second vacuum chamber to heat or cool one of the first and second vacuum chambers,
A heat insulating member provided to cover the outer circumferential surfaces of the first and second vacuum chambers,
A power supply unit for supplying power to the thermoelectric module,
And a controller for controlling operation of the thermoelectric module,
Wherein the first and second fluid conduits are formed with an inlet through which the fluid flows and a discharge port from which the fluid is discharged, and a coil-shaped first coil portion is formed between the inlet and the outlet, and a first coil portion extending from the first coil portion, A coil portion formed of a second coil portion surrounding the outer side of the coil portion is formed,
The coil part is spaced apart from the inner circumferential surface of the vacuum chamber by a vacuum space formed between the first and second vacuum chambers heated by the thermoelectric module and the first and second fluid channels, Heat transfer by radiation is performed,
The first and second vacuum chambers are provided with an inlet and an outlet through which the first and second fluid conduits are connected. Between the inlet, the outlet and the mounting hole, a vacuum is maintained in the first and second vacuum chambers A sealing member is provided,
The thermoelectric module includes a thermoelectric element provided in close contact with the second vacuum chamber, a mounting plate on which the thermoelectric element is mounted, and a mounting groove formed on the other side of the mounting plate, And a heat conduction plate provided so as to cover the surface on which the heat absorption is performed and closely contact with the first vacuum chamber,
The first and second vacuum chambers are respectively provided with mounting grooves on the surfaces facing each other so that the thermoelectric modules can be fixedly installed in the space formed by the mounting grooves so that the cooling heat or the heat of heating generated in the thermoelectric module is lost Wherein the first and second vacuum chambers are connected to the first and second vacuum chambers, respectively, so that the thermal efficiency can be further increased.
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